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  Avid DVD by Sonic link subtitles to menu

  Posted by Sandy Cummings on January 4, 2014 at 3:29 pm

  I’m authoring a DVD with two subtitle languages and want to make the subtitles selectable from the menu. There are 8 movies on the DVD with options to play individually or play all. I can’t find anything in the documentation to do this,
  Guidance is appreciated!

  Sandy Cummings replied 12 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Pat Horridge

  January 5, 2014 at 9:21 am

  Each menu item you add allows you to link to a title and specify the audio track and subtitle track to use.
  So you can create multiple menu options for the same content.
  But that’s an ugle approach. I’d use a more featured authoring solution like Scenarist ( which we use) and use GPRMs to store a users subtile (or clean) choice and use that to enable or not the required subtitle. That way you have a seperate subtitle choice menu.
  Using the Avid DVD you’d most likely create the subtitle choice menu first and from that step to one of 3 identical menuz to play the 8 titles hardcoded to enable the required subtitle or clean. Don’t forget back buttons.

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  Sandy Cummings

  January 10, 2014 at 10:33 pm

  Pat,
  Thanks so much for your post — it’s very helpful. I think I’m on the right path now!
  Sandy

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